Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-02-28

MEMORIAL SERVICES. = Last We'd
nesday afternoon memorial services. in
honor of the late Alex. Provis. were
held in the court room. Addresses were
made by w E. Carter A. r. Bushnell
A. w. Bell, j. I. Mills, Vim. butcher,
A. c. Esstland and his honor, Judge
Clementson. Each of these gentlemen
having known Mr.. Proyis for years in
the law and as personal friend, had a
pleasing tribute to offer to his memory
as a generous, genial gentleman, and a
brilliant successful lawyer. After the
addresses it was ordered by the Court
that the following resolutions be spread
upon the record of the court and a copy
of them presented to the widow of the
| deseeased:
| To the Gentlemen Of he Bar Of the Circuit Court
OF Grant County:
The undersigned, your committee appointed to
draft suitable expression Of respect and esteem to
the memory of our deceased brother, Alexander
Provis. and of coincidence with his afflicted family
respectfully report the following:
Since the last session of this court in the inscrut
able providence of Almighty God. our brother Alex
ander Provis, has been suddenly removed from among
Us by death He had just returned from attendance
on the United States courts at Madison to his home
in Boseobel, when the roth day of December last.
the midst Of the active duties Of his profession he
stricken with apoplexy, and the same day he
died
Brother Provis able and prominent member
Of this bar Coming into the profession somewhat
late IN life, yet his native qualifications education
and learning in the law, were such, that he soon
took. and maintained position among its
leaders
OF Brother Provis' early life, we know little more
than that he born on the goth day Of May 1885.
in Cornwall, England where, as we are informed.
losing his parents in early life he was educated by
an uncle for the ministry of the Episcopal Church.
He emigrased the United States in 1862. came to
Potosi IN this county. and has ever since remained
citizen Of Grant county. He studied law to some
extent in Lancaster. but mostly with the Hon George
G. Hazleton in Boscobel was admitted to this bar on
September 10th, 1873, and soon after entered into
ership with Mr. Hazeton. In 1885, this partner
ship was dissolved, the business being continued by
WI iTCNlS d4oncs huul 1905 Hfien MS partnership
with John ID. Wilson was formed. which continued
until his death.
At the bar brother Proyis an honorable and
upright practitioner ever faithful to his client, cour
his brethern. and kind and genial to ALL In
him, the frailties Of human nature, common TO all
men, took the direction OF injury TO others and
with him, we believe it may be truly SAID that he
died. with malice towards none" and leaving none
with malice towards HIM.
ResGlred, That in the death Of brother Povis this
bar has lost Of its ablest and highly esteemed
members. the country good and useful citizen and
Grant county Of its most prominent inhabitants
ResosCsd, Thstwe deeply deploFe the loss We. and
this community, have sustained his death that we
cherish his memory as tina, Of an able and worthy
brother Of this bar, and wetender his widow our
sincere sympathy in the great affection she has been
called TO undergo.
Res0fred, Thar this report of your committee be
presented the court with the request that the
be spread Of perpetual record therein, and that a
copy thereof under the seal of the court, be presented
to the widow OF our deceased brother
Al OF which is respectfully submitted, this a5d day
Of February. A. D. 1887.
A. X. BUSHNELL
JOHN d. WILSON,
W F. CARTER